The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-10-21

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NV ORrrKEE. Bert. %, 1854.
non. Lionel AdAmn, ohairman Executive Com
zt., H. din -yo,,r letter, written in behalf
Of gnTr committed, WIS resetyefl tais Z, q l
ketinP 1ndnr your suggestiun that "
yigsy 1f the fact that Saturday tto ~
II this week j. fixed as ihe tIlie 20 .ils
ton slf fialeeates 10 tins Demupratlp nominal
.{ur Convention or the FIRST Cons feAsllils
1iStfiet you beg ilie favor Of an 1niileoii-'s
reply, = ] answer n once. -.
IL N now evident from Your nfesent HOWL
That tle irsai purpose OF yaur invitation 70 Q
lisoIfarance WAS mt fully disclosed ID your
iotter 81 tue 8tb INSTANT. ..,..4 -,
In thai You only ask 70 ila hei5sl NM you
.rainlit HAVE the opportunity 70 diapei nn-
founded apprehausiensn end relieve gsul-
ssi,ssa ~ the false lirlitl in which the re-
cent Democratic convent tom through IL -
4iinp al, fie Fit instant, had placed yon, Ail0
IL aecnTk siany PLAN devised bg MS talr
and practirabien 1t now appears that you
had reilly in view the purpqae 81 lnNlte Us
into contest at primaries ordered pg3sulr-
we have assured you in our reply 81 the
cad instant. that VIC wore Thoroughly atl7
vised IN political 1i'stter5 and arrill e!lelils
III the First Congressional District. In me
face therefore, Of your aitence upon tiils
very frank aid direct ata tenaent, may We nor
repeat what we there eaid-, aIe believe ina!
the public, thjonTsaiyee, hold it useloss afld
= vain thing altogether and unaagIanblen TO
enter with you into your primaries, hXen by
yourselves for M early day Tomorrow morn
ingl under the rules Ana Isgngatlen ~ 9
cording to all usage, mas long since exfiretli
aud when, since the asseplbiing.o OF the nom
mating convention IN 1890, has not re
turned to the people Tor renewal OF tts
Yon 1ffer TO ssl ssitle party usaEes to the
extent OF securing the appointment TO each
ward OF the Judge anu one-falI y lhe COM
missinners Of electians upon our recon-
lnendatinn and 70 extend The time iixed Tor
the holding Of tho election, I" uunlindtpA "
isEespect fnlly suhmitted that N 9 p4ft q
the district delegates have been already an
nuunced as selected and accredited, and OF
the claims OF others whom the u&tly papers
ANNOUNCE interested in the contest pFoyOkea
by your own resaluhail. =.
Under theRe circumstances the Hilggestloil1
in your ietior that your contIltfloe speak
adYisedlga and promise no more tlsn tley
oAn fulfilln creates no surprise with Us y ls
Against that assumption 81 alltfafit men
exercised ~ & tsc0niparatiFely few pefsone, y
as stated in our FIRST communities tiOnI that the
Democracy Of the distract protests
We are not WITHOUT q knowledge q 1the
authority delegated to committees Of poiiti-
cal ORGANIZATIONS; nut when tine qulee 3tpr
which they were organized have ibeen DIS
charged and the members OF their own or
been summoned to express their will, no
power can be feoTRanlgeu TO SGT tllat flght
aside. 1t is now Tor your people about to as
semble in convention to ACT IN the present OK
b
In the name Of that fealty'' which We ac-I
ISnoRledReto the Democratic party, We aIl-
peal to thepepple for their support, and we
do not fear that we appeelin vain.
Respectfully your obedlent servant
w, III. ROaEBe,
Chairman Executive Committee. I
SO long Rs there remained q posal1iilty q
inducing the gentlemen g meet our , slin-
lously avoided entering Hpon any discussion
which might tendto Mace new d1ihaulties ~
the WRy3of an arrangement.
We do not however propose 10 return 10
your keeping the trust eOubded 20 our care
without denoHnGing as calulnnians and M
founded The charges heaped upon Us. We
decline 10 pass upnoneed TIE DECLARATION
thst the eoprse 81 these blatant tetpElners
was justified by the sithlessuess and Nenaltty
OF your party nlanaEeT5.
We assert that we're Mr, Hunt inclined toi
regard the express will Of the people ard the
party sncceas IS being paramount 70 the aspt-
rations Of the individual, the present tniQr--
tunate divisions would already have ceased
IN tbe letter which We are expected 10 be-
lieye was written BY MI. kernoenant it'll en-
deayered TO read this commit lesson ia
prRpflety. The assertion y made tllat y was
afl indelicate act upon our par 90 make PUB
lie the motives which induced ns to address
the reform Demo era0g, = and We are wisely
informed that AN adjustment OF differ,
enees will not be readily accQnlpl shed by 9
discussion in the lieWspa pers.D HAVE we nQt
declaration to his own conduct that BY : ar-i
nishing 2 copy OF llis communication for
publ cation in the f3icapfl1e, before the orig
ipal had been delivered to It's address, Mt.
Kernoellsn sought a public "Liseussion" ID
order to render more difjeult an adinstmellt
Of dIfiersnce7 Aiay we not ais2, WITH per
feet prOpTiety, venture to AJAX how our sec
ond note, sent nndeT. pFlyate cover. found ne
Wsyintp print, and why the letter-pTess
COpyof the letiar which closed the GORE
5ponqenee shoulq, WiInont our PEI illls7ieliI
hAye been 1u5nished f9r pnpliqsa ti2n3
1t iaiutmated that in Qnr FIRST colnmuni-
cation Ne sought TO conceal our true pntpose
which was siterWarl disclosed
We are unable 10 discover upon what pre-
tense this assertion is founded. DO not both
letters convey IN the most nnIniatakapie
terms a readiness and az anxiety tp lenla
breach, to unite the democracy OF the dis
tEiet, andto sqbnit the pEetenEions q Ar.
we advance more coplnlste PROOF OF the
coneiliabBry spirit Of our cQniLnittee, Of lts
fairness, Qr 81 its reeogllitlon pi the sQger-
elgnty 81 tlle peoI'le, than hes ~ tne nlelA9sa
which We. have proposed for kspertaining the
viii OF thai cons htuen1g which we fgpEe-
Rentsu7 Docs the offer to submit the claims
q rival candidates for a party nQinination
directly to the people who constitute that
party evidence 4 disposition upon the IA I Of
comparatively few persons TO deternine
conclusions for the people, Z or o design to
'ieaooose for the people EishQat their coz
is it not Al fact that although more than
twenty days ago MI. Hunt signiheu his ac-
csptanee II tlle nOniiIiat ion rendered by the
Masonic hal Demo ~, set on ne 23u %
September the appointment bg, Ar; herno.
cllxn % an aKecntige committee hsd mas
been notified to the pHhlie7 lsIt not within
the ppHledgetqt every representative upon
this door that up To this time no CANVAS In
the interest 0f Mr. Hunt has been inallgugA
ted. nor have alpQ atnlents besn made for
these NEE iugs at which that gentieInanss
PROMISE to render an aecpnlit to the people
Of the district ~ TO be keptg
Nc RnnoHpee that since the return Of Mr.
Hunt never has An intinRtiqn been received
By illis c9msnittee, either from himself or his
friends, that an esfig call of the nominating
conyentipp was considered desirable.
What, them becomes Of their pretense that
your party manages rs have been Rnilty9f IN
idltiere1ce, of thai persons ielaInliRg the
At 4 time when they Nste required TO SPEAK
Cur o0mmitte tlle only ppl u tIcai 0gsanlza@
tlen charged on behalf 81 The 1enneratlp
party With the CONDUCT 81 the con Rf.essi oilal
election, within the First Dietfiet, held its
A1itb0r1 ty llDuer app eslt ~ The ron Fegl-
bon 81 1852, which nominated Mr.. HINT
We have lieyeF squgAt 70 sncroaeh ippn the
exefeiss cf their authority 70 AeIaoi epfesesa-
tetiFes kneN Tor the cQpdact 81 each cleo con
At the xs1g time taat tAe aeenaatlpB A9Aitlst
orr COMMITTEES % plotting ~ hAge fts l9igeni-
tieps by tlle peoplet MAS, ia Mr KernoeIan's
lasLef, autborita firHly renewed Wt had al
ready issued a public call Ordering tie hold
ing 81 this con Yentie4, Wl9oae province Il will
bsi VI provide f9r TIE pom sRleEss pt err ave
cee90fs
Have not the DelaoeIatie Deepls sof this
district been furnished all Opportunity u
choose for tlenlselYes, and is rot yoar pres
eBce here coEelnEiTe Of fiie fact that thsy
have exercised tllat righbg How meanIy
false then ie The iIsrnt8 that II WAS passf-
PIE y select tlle poinlaee pf this cen piion
in nd tapne Qf your elocti0n al it, nlejf, j8rA
Whol Ia flafe III fratafId f8a 4 WIN haTa gthf
after q fgsse eie iien and q fair COMET been
vested with AMI horltg to voice the eosataiF "a
VIII ~ Sonr 4elllYg- Democrats ia tllA First
Congressional nietfilti Whence viii noN
como the ilislnQAtioh that Improper inilIi-
enceD have been used 10 the To cans
tylol yolE fli raaess III which enc pf B1u can
ihe repfoseh be Rsde that be has bay iefaa
Asgay ihss ind pelideneb7
Aud yet men Mo. Sitting - their ci iices
have ized the elleooN 81 contention.
NIp aoteetlnE eSeluElXeig froN apiade the
pArf asaSls Of alf- tzflglt have apppiniea " be
h t neipDerH deleAates 4gbost nanie6 they
laAYe never ven fureft ~ fubHlis tpf approval